The long goodbye of Christopher Marlowe
In May 1593 the bubonic plague raged throughout London yet again, killing thousands. The novelist and playwright Thomas Nashe had written a play, Summer’s Last Will and Testament, just six … Continue reading
Reading Christianity
I have an update service which informs me when computer software I use release a new version. I recently went to the software site where I download applications to update … Continue reading
Neighbourhood sounds
Like a lot of people I live in a built up area of apartment blocks with walls that allow sounds to pass freely from one unit to another, and reflect … Continue reading
“Infinite riches in a little room”
SOME THOUGHTS ON CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE We don’t really know much about Christopher Marlowe, except what we can imagine from appreciating his literary style. Here I look at some theories advanced … Continue reading
Heraclitus laughs
This essay on ancient Greek philosophy is not really on ancient Greek philosophy, of which I know little. It is about the ways of thinking we all choose between, or, … Continue reading
The bad popes
I was brought up a Catholic yet never questioned the fact that for 1400 years the head of the religion was also monarch of a state within Italy. I never … Continue reading
Subversives
To subvert is to undermine an established system or institution, to challenge the assumptions on which it is based. We don’t like subversives, as a look at their synonyms indicate: … Continue reading
